This detail shows one of the walls close up. The studs were built first then the siding was applied just like a real building.

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This picture shows tools, parts and construction manual.

Here is a detail of the resin castings that came with the kit.

After involving myself in other projects I decided it was time to finish this shack!
I think getting in the mood to paint all the small detail parts was what was holding me back.

12/19/01

Putting the structures in place before laying ground cover and all the details.

12/19/01

I've begun to put things in place. I know good lighting is important when taking pictures but it was after midnight!

12/19/01

*click on the picture for a larger view

Finished Photographs

It's finally done! I love the level of detail I was able to achieve with this kit. The structures themselves were like scratchbuilding because it was board on board construction, yet with all the detail in the many castings that were included, the hardest part of scratch building was taken out by not having to try to find (or create) all the details to create a scene that looks believable and lived in. There were so many details that it was overwhelming at first to paint them all, but when I began to see where their place was in the scene it became easier to paint them the appropriate colors and vary the effects of each detailed item (wood, metal, rubber, etc).

12/31/01

You can click on each of the following pictures to see a larger view.

Front view. Can you see the woodsman relaxing? (Maybe in the larger view.)

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View of the oil tank and chopping area.

12/31/01

Detailed "vintage view" of the oil tank.

12/31/01

Top view of the small diorama 4.5 x 8 inches.

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Back view. Once on the layout this view may never be seen. As a small diorama though I needed to finish it. I have not begun a layout space for my logging empire so who knows what will be seen!

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Inside view of the shack. (If you didn't seen the woodsman before, you can see him now - on the porch.) You can see there is plenty of working space inside the shack too! Tools are everywhere - inside and out. How does he remember where everything is?

12/31/01

P.S. Right now this is a small display by itself. In January 2002 I installed a tiny light on the workbench near the stove. The light is operated by holding a button in the base of the display (I have not yet built the base out of maple) and runs on one AA battery. The effect is really neat while peering through the window or lifting the roof and looking directly inside.